bsevern

cmaldoon wrote:Drinking during lunch on a Wednesday? If I could be so lucky... For those days when nothing critical is going on after lunch. Just a glass, this society isn't that civilized unfortunately.

I started "Wine Fridays" at work...unfortunately I seem to be the only one providing the wine :/

tytiger58

cmaldoon wrote:Drinking during lunch on a Wednesday? If I could be so lucky... For those days when nothing critical is going on after lunch. Just a glass, this society isn't that civilized unfortunately.

bhodilee

cortot20 wrote:Before management majorly cracked down it was common place for folks in my department to take a 2 hour lunch with drinks. That was about 6-7 years ago and its definitely been cleaned up.

Bowtie at lunch: I'll have a pint of whatever.

Boss: you can't drink at lunch.

Bowtie: are you paying me to eat lunch?

Boss: no

Bowtie: miss, make that two pints and a Shirley temple for the little lady.

Guess who manned up nd drank the other pint

"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it."

cortot20

Bowtie: miss, make that two pints and a Shirley temple for the little lady.

Guess who manned up nd drank the other pint

That's good stuff.
I once walked into the bar area of a restraunt right next to my office and found all 6 of my project leads all sitting at the bar destroying their livers. From that point on I figured no one really cared.

klezman

Broc Cellars 2008 Dry Stack Grenache. Yum. Less earthy than most Grenaches out there, but a very nice combination of strawberry, mineral, and a hint of earth and the spice quotient has been increasing the longer it's been open. I see why texacaliali loved these guys.

cmaldoon

This wine is full of dark ripe flavors as well as huge amounts of dry tannins.

It is very deeply concentrated but really isn't a food wine. I'll keep my remaining two to drink at least 5 years from now but won't be getting any more even at the $36 sale price much less the $80 MSRP. I am definitely enjoying less ripe wines these days.

klezman

This wine is full of dark ripe flavors as well as huge amounts of dry tannins.

It is very deeply concentrated but really isn't a food wine. I'll keep my remaining two to drink at least 5 years from now but won't be getting any more even at the $36 sale price much less the $80 MSRP. I am definitely enjoying less ripe wines these days.

beefytaco

klezman wrote:Broc Cellars 2008 Dry Stack Grenache. Yum. Less earthy than most Grenaches out there, but a very nice combination of strawberry, mineral, and a hint of earth and the spice quotient has been increasing the longer it's been open. I see why texacaliali loved these guys.

Broc is great wine - I picked up the Carbonic Carignane mag set... can't wait to pop those.

Realizing that my summer has been primarily simple local NY-state roses and crisp whites - I've decided to do some "educational drinking" this week/end.
Savioe is a region that has always intrigued me (whites with overwhelming minerality and acidity), so I picked up half a case of bottles from the area for 'learning'.
Jaquerere, Monduese, Pinot Noir, and Rousette party at my place this week!

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tytiger58

cmaldoon wrote:Hey!!!! I have a couple of those. Any more detailed notes/cellaring recommendations?

I decanted for an hour and the floral aromatics, rose petals are room filling and beautiful. Taste sweet cherry, tart cherry, cranberry, black tea, nutmeg, spice cake so many flavor components I can't remember them all. But the balance and structure were so defined and perfect you could pick every part of this wine apart, tannin's and acid are still strong which does not bother me I like young and well aged wines, the finish last's forever! It would be a wonderful food wine but it was all I could do to just sit, smell, taste and think about this wine for 3 hours last night. It will be a fight for me to cellar these and I have no idea how long it will last but I will try again in a couple of years. Great Producer!

beefytaco

While I loved past vintages, I was concerned about the '09 based on CT comments re: balance.
Paired it with a basil coconut curry tonight, and it was a freakin' rockstar. Huge minerality, fresh acidity, great stone fruit, hint of RS - a perfect foil to the spicy curry, and everything that makes chenin a delicious grape.

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